[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
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[H.R. 3660 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 372
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3660
[Report No. 104-703]
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A BILL
To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.
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July 24, 1996
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Union Calendar No. 372
104th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3660
[Report No. 104-703]
To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 17, 1996
Mr. Hansen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Resources
July 24, 1996
Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House
on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]
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A BILL
To make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study
and Facilities Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Reclamation Recycling and Water
Conservation Act of 1996''.
SEC. 2. WATER RECYCLING PROJECTS.
(a) In General.--The Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h et seq.) is amended--
(1) by redesignating sections 1615, 1616, and 1617 as
sections 1631, 1632, and 1633, respectively, and
(2) by inserting after section 1614 the following new
sections:
``SEC. 1615. NORTH SAN DIEGO COUNTY AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the North San Diego County
Area Water Recycling Project, consisting of projects to reclaim and
reuse water within service areas of the San Elijo Joint Powers
Authority, the Leucadia County Water District, the City of Carlsbad,
and the Olivenhain Municipal Water District, California.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1616. CALLEGUAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT RECYCLING PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Calleguas Municipal
Water District Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the
service area of the Calleguas Municipal Water District in Ventura
County, California.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1617. CENTRAL VALLEY WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Central Valley Water
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service areas of
the Central Valley Reclamation Facility and the Salt Lake County Water
Conservancy District in Utah.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1618. ST. GEORGE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the St. George Area Water
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the
Washington County Water Conservancy District in Utah.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1619. WATSONVILLE AREA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City
of Watsonville, California, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of the Watsonville Area Water Recycling
Project to reclaim and reuse water in the Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz
County, California.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1620. SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER RECYCLING PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Southern Nevada Water
Recycling Project to reclaim and reuse water in the service area of the
Southern Nevada Water Authority in Clark County, Nevada.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1621. ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN AREA WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE
STUDY.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the city
of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is authorized to participate in the
Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation and Reuse Study to
reclaim and reuse industrial and municipal wastewater and reclaim and
use naturally impaired ground water in the Albuquerque metropolitan
area.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1622. EL PASO WATER RECLAMATION AND REUSE PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the El Paso Water
Reclamation and Reuse Project to reclaim and reuse wastewater in the
service area of the El Paso Water Utilities Public Service Board, El
Paso, Texas.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1623. RECLAIMED WATER IN PASADENA.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the City of Pasadena,
California, reclaimed water project to obtain, store, and use reclaimed
water in Pasadena and its service area, as well as neighboring
communities.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1624. PHASE 1 OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER RECLAMATION
PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of phase 1 of the Orange
County Regional Water Reclamation Project, to reclaim and reuse water
within the service area of the Orange County Water District in
California.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1625. CITY OF WEST JORDAN WATER REUSE PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City
of West Jordan, Utah, is authorized to participate in the design,
planning, and construction of the City of West Jordan Water Reuse
Project to recycle and reuse water in its service area from the South
Valley Water Reclamation Facility Discharge Waters in Utah.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1626. HI-DESERT WATER DISTRICT IN YUCCA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
WASTEWATER COLLECTION AND REUSE FACILITY.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the Hi-Desert Water
District in Yucca Valley, California wastewater collection and reuse
facility.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1627. MISSION BASIN BRACKISH GROUNDWATER DESALTING DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the City
of Oceanside, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of a 3,000,000 gallon per day expansion of the Mission
Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting Demonstration Project in
Oceanside, California.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1628. TREATMENT OF EFFLUENT FROM THE SANITATION DISTRICTS OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY THROUGH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Water
Replenishment District of Southern California, the Orange County Water
District in the State of California, and other appropriate authorities,
is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and construction
of water reclamation and reuse projects to treat approximately 10,000
acre-feet per year of effluent from the sanitation districts of Los
Angeles County through the city of Long Beach.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1629. SAN JOAQUIN AREA WATER RECYCLING AND REUSE PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the
appropriate State and local authorities, is authorized to participate
in the design, planning, and construction of the San Joaquin Area Water
Recycling and Reuse Project, in cooperation with the City of Tracy, and
consisting of participating projects which will reclaim and reuse water
within the County of San Joaquin in California.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).
``SEC. 1630. TOOELE WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND REUSE PROJECT.
``(a) Authorization.--The Secretary, in cooperation with Tooele
City, Utah, is authorized to participate in the design, planning, and
construction of the Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.
``(b) Cost Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a project
described in subsection (a) shall not exceed 25 percent of the total
cost.
``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not provide funds for the
operation or maintenance of a project described in subsection (a).''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1631 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1), is amended by striking out ``1614'' and inserting in
lieu thereof ``1630''.
(2) Section 1632(c) of such Act, as redesignated by
subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking out ``section 1617''
and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1633''.
(3) Section 1633 of such Act, as redesignated by subsection
(a)(1), is amended by striking out ``section 1616'' and
inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1632''.
(c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections in section 2 of the
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 is
amended--
(1) by redesignating the items relating to sections 1615,
1616, and 1617 as items relating to sections 1631, 1632, and
1633, respectively, and
(2) by inserting after the item relating to section 1614
the following new items:
``Sec. 1615. North San Diego County Area Water Recycling
Project.
``Sec. 1616. Calleguas Municipal Water District Recycling
Project.
``Sec. 1617. Central Valley Water Recycling Project.
``Sec. 1618. St. George Area Water Recycling Project.
``Sec. 1619. Watsonville Area Water Recycling Project.
``Sec. 1620. Southern Nevada Water Recycling Project.
``Sec. 1621. Albuquerque Metropolitan Area Water Reclamation
and Reuse Study.
``Sec. 1622. El Paso Water Reclamation and Reuse Project.
``Sec. 1623. Reclaimed Water in Pasadena.
``Sec. 1624. Phase 1 of the Orange County Regional Water
Reclamation Project.
``Sec. 1625. City of West Jordan Water Reuse Project.
``Sec. 1626. Hi-Desert Water District in Yucca Valley,
California Wastewater Collection and Reuse
Facility.
``Sec. 1627. Mission Basin Brackish Groundwater Desalting
Demonstration Project.
``Sec. 1628. Treatment of effluent from the sanitation
districts of Los Angeles County through the
City of Long Beach.
``Sec. 1629. San Joaquin Area Water Recycling and Reuse
Project.
``Sec. 1630. Tooele Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Project.''.
SEC. 3. APPRAISAL INVESTIGATIONS.
Section 1603(b) of (43 U.S.C. 390h-1(b)) is amended in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by inserting ``by the Secretary or the non-
Federal project sponsor'' after ``undertaken''.
SEC. 4. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
Section 1604(c) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-2(c)) is amended--
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``authorized'' and inserting ``conducted by the Secretary or
the non-Federal project sponsor'';
(2) in paragraph (3)--
(A) by inserting ``at least two
<DELETED>alternatives</DELETED> alternative'' after
``(3)'',
(B) by striking ``and'' after ``measures'' and
inserting ``or'', and
(C) by inserting ``for the project under
consideration'' after ``reuse'';
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and,'' at the end;
(4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end of
subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the
end the following:
``(C) reduce the demand on existing Federal water
supply facilities<DELETED>,</DELETED>;''; and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(6) the market or dedicated use for reclaimed water in
the project's service area; and
``(7) the financial capability of the non-Federal project
sponsor to fund its proportionate share of the project's
construction costs on an annual basis.''.
SEC. 5. DESALINATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
Section 1605 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-3) is amended--
(1) by designating the existing text as subsection (a); and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the city of Long Beach,
the Central Basin Municipal Water District, and the Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California may participate in the design,
planning, and construction of the Long Beach Desalination Research and
Development Project in Los Angeles County, California.
``(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described in
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
``(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or
maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
``(c)(1) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Southern Nevada
Water Authority, may participate in the design, planning, and
construction of the Las Vegas Area Shallow Aquifer Desalination
Research and Development Project in Clark County, Nevada.
``(2) The Federal share of the cost of the project described in
paragraph (1) shall not exceed 50 percent of the total.
``(3) The Secretary shall not provide funds for the operation or
maintenance of the project described in paragraph (1).
``(d) A Federal contribution in excess of 25 percent for a project
under this section may not be made until after the Secretary determines
that the project is not feasible without such Federal contribution.''.
SEC. 6. SAN FRANCISCO AREA WATER RECLAMATION STUDY.
Section 1611(c) of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-9(c)) is amended by striking
``four'' and inserting ``five''.
SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 1631 of the Reclamation Projects Authorization and
Adjustment Act of 1992 (43 U.S.C. 390h-13), as amended by section 2 of
this Act, is amended by inserting ``(a)'' before ``There are
authorized'' and by adding at the end the following:
``(b)(1) Funds may not be appropriated for the construction of any
project authorized by this title until after--
``(A) an appraisal investigation and a feasibility study
that complies with the provisions of sections 1603(b) or
1604(c), as the case may be, have been completed by the
Secretary or the non-Federal project sponsor;
``(B) the Secretary has determined that the non-Federal
project sponsor is financially capable of funding the non-
Federal share of the project's costs; and
``(C) the Secretary has approved a cost-sharing agreement
with the non-Federal project sponsor which commits the non-
Federal project sponsor to funding its proportionate share of
the project's construction costs on an annual basis.
``(2) The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not apply to those
projects authorized by this title for which funds were appropriated
prior to January 1, 1996.
``(c) The Secretary shall notify the Committees on Resources and
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Committees on
Energy and Natural Resources and Appropriations of the Senate within 30
days after the signing of a cost-sharing agreement pursuant to
subsection (b) that such an agreement has been signed and that the
Secretary has determined that the non-Federal project sponsor is
financially capable of funding the project's non-Federal share of the
project's costs.
``(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and
except as provided by paragraph (2), the Federal share of the costs of
each of the individual projects authorized by this title shall not
exceed $20,000,000.
``(2) In the case of any project authorized by this title for which
construction funds were appropriated before January 1, 1996, the
Federal share of the cost of such project may not exceed the amount
specified as the `total Federal obligation' for that project in the
budget justification made by the Bureau of Reclamation for fiscal year
1997, as contained in part 3 of the report of the hearing held on March
27, 1996, before the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.